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Compare to All-American Girl

This global issue is prevalent throughout Julia Alverez’s entire body of work.

More specifically, the global issue is explored in the poem All-American Girl.

In this poem, Alvarez just wants to be seen as an American girl and be accepted into American society. Alvarez disregards her Dominican ancestry and marginalized individuality.

All-American Girl correlates with the global issue because it describes how marginalized individuals can be indirectly controlled or exploited within society.

Compare to Family Tree

Moving on to another example within Alverez’s body of work, the global issue is explored in the poem Family Tree.

Family tree closely explores heritage and culture, and reflects on her ancestry, mentioning family-related vocabulary such as mamita, tio, and tia mariana.

Family tree connects to the global issue because within the poem Alverez exposes how cultures are often consumed or romanticized, however, her marginalized ancestors were often objectified due to slaverity and forced labor.

Compare to Contaminated Drinking Water

Now that the extract has been examined, the larger Save the Children body of work must be looked at.

This PSA chooses to show the unfiltered image of a child actually drinking contaminated water, allowing audiences to infer that the PSA is strongly urging the audience to take action and support marginalized children.

Contaminated Drinking Water connects to the global issue because it crudely exposes this child drinking dirty water to the audience, allowing audiences to infer that this marginalized child is being objectified.

Compare to Child Soldier

In a different Save the Children PSA, Child Soldier, a young boy is shown in a clear display case wearing a soldier's uniform.

This connects to the PSA previously examined, because they both utilize a clear display case to ensure the audience's attention is solely focused on it, highlighting the marginalized child inside.

Child Soldier places full emphasis on the child inside this display case and therefore connects to the global issue because it objectifies a marginalized child.